Gang Violence in America
The Problem and How We Can Try to Solve It.
To address the issue of gang violence, one must first understand the history of this issue. In America, gang violence began in the 1800's, but started its rise in the early 1900's. Violent riots over racial issues arose because of the immigration of the time. Gangs then began to form when the act of prohibition was instituted. These gangs would bootleg liquor into America to sell to speak-easy's or illegal bars. Issues regarding race arose during the Civil Rights Act during the 1960's and gangs such as the Ku-Klux-Klan came to power and threatened many people in America. The issue of gang violence spread around the nation and continues to grow today even with many prevention programs becoming available to the public.
According to the Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater Los Angeles, the first "gang capital" of the world was London, England. This title has been frequently passed on to other cities within a vast amount of countries around the world. Central America now faces this problem frequently with many deaths caused by gang warfare over such issues as drugs. In Africa, gangs have been prevalent for many years and affect society there today. A gang known as the Yakuza in Japan terrorized the citizens for years and even entered surrounding countries.
Moreover, gang violence must be prevented from affecting anymore innocent lives. Youth around the world must be informed and educated to the devastation this violence causes and more programs must be created. After-school programs have been put in place throughout America and other countries which give the impressionable youth a place to be safe. As a college student at California State University Fresno, instituting programs or clubs to inform others of the impact of gang violence would be an initial step to prevent the spread of this problem. I could go to the local high schools and speak to our youth about the issue or volunteer in an after-school program. Many innocent people could be saved from this violence by simply informing our youth of the issue.
Published by Christopher Craig
I am currently working on my Bachelor's degree in music education at California State University, Fresno. I am a firm follower of Christ. View profile
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30 Comments
Post a CommentYou eliminate all the gangs, youre gunna see the economy drop. It goes like this... Gangs make hundreds of millions of dollars selling drugs and weapons from mexico. These gang bangaz spend all this money on American goods like cars, jewelry, houses, and even businesses.
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What about asian gangs like vietnamese ones? They're into drugs, counterfeiting, human trafficking, and all of the others. The media should do more stories about them and more people should call Crimestoppers and report them. You would think with all the free money asians get from the govt. to buy convenience stores and motels, along with getting hired by companies because they're minorities, they wouldn't have to resort to crime. But they do anyway. It's not just black, hispanic, or biker gangs committing all the crimes.
how to stop violence?first and only thing u need to do is first stop being greedy.and only: selfish thinking people u know who u are
every army is a gang capital hill is a gang democrates are a gang. republicans are a gang.irs is a gang . wallstreet is a gang.in your eyes"Youth around the world must be informed and educated to the devastation this violence causes and more programs must be created".tell that to a kid that lost his family to american soliders.the only way to stop gangs is to stop violence periiod.
Tom Balsamo
this is GREAT i could really use this for my research..
do you really think that talking to kids helps anything cuz it hasnt yet and it wont i would know im in high school you speeches just make us laugh at you
do you really think that talking to kids helps anything cuz it hasnt yet and it wont i would know im in high school you speeches just make us laugh at you